How much does Babington Business College Limited make?

Babington Business College Limited reported revenue of £18.6m and a loss of £5.2m in the year to 31 Jul 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Babington Business College Limited have?

Babington Business College Limited reported an average of 314 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Is Babington Business College Limited profitable?

No — Babington Business College Limited reported a loss of £5.2m in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Company No. 02673518 · Incorporated 20 Dec 1991

Babington Business College Limited

Registered name: BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

Part of Transformative Training & Education Holdco Ltd group

Babington Business College Limited made £18.6m revenue and a £5.2m loss in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Babington Business College Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £18.6m in the year to 31 Jul 2024, with a loss of £5.2m and 314 employees. The company is classified under “post-secondary non-tertiary education” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Status: Active
Location: Bristol, South West
Age: 34 yrs · since 1991
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£18.6m

Growth ▼19.6%

Profit

−£5.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−27.7%

Gross 29.8%

Employees

314

Change ▼22.5%

Profit / employee

−£16.5k

Revenue/employee £59.3k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£26.3m	£23.2m	£18.6m
Cost of sales	£14.9m	£16m	£13.1m
Gross profit	£11.4m	£7.2m	£5.6m
Operating profit	£914k	−£4m	−£5.1m
Profit before tax	£914k	−£4m	−£5.1m
Profit after tax	£744k	−£3.8m	−£5.2m
Profit (best available)	£744k	−£3.8m	−£5.2m
Staff costs	£15.1m	£15.8m	£12.3m
Employees (average)	418	405	314
Ratios
Profit margin	2.8%	−16.5%	−27.7%
Gross margin	43.4%	30.9%	29.8%
Revenue per employee	£62.9k	£57.2k	£59.3k
Profit per employee	£1.8k	−£9.4k	−£16.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼11.9%	▼19.6%
Profit growth	—	▼613%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼3.1%	▼22.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£12.8k	£469k	£411k
Net assets	£8.9m	£5.1m	−£43.8k
Fixed assets	£1.3m	£939k	£657k
Current assets	£12.5m	£8m	£4m
Debtors	£2.6m	£1.9m	£1.4m
Deferred income	£83.6k	£342k	£942k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −27.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £59.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£16.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼101%; Now −£43.8k
Cash at bank: ▼12%; Now £411k
Headcount: ▼22%; Now 314
Deferred income: ▲176%; Now £942k
Fixed assets: ▼30%; Now £657k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Transformative Training & Education Holdco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Transformative Training & Education Midco Ltd75–100%
Transformative Training & Education Midco 2 Ltd75–100%
Transformative Training & Education Ltd75–100%
Knovia Group Limited75–100%
Knovia Midco Limited75–100%
Knovia Holdco Limited75–100%
Knovia Limited75–100%
Babington Business Limited75–100%
Babington Business College Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Future Nation LimitedRev. — · Profit −£209

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2024 (profit −£5.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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